Glad that's out of the way. The Manager Cup, I mean. We finished our torture with a 2-0 loss to mighty Hamilton. Then it was back to league business. Glorious league business. Great league business. wonderful league business. Joy of joys, league business. Yes, we like the league.

Lowly Adelaidonians were our first port of call on the league return, and we duly picked up the expected win with a 3-0 result. Adelaidonians are rebuilding. Slowly.

This session it's a home game v Gotham and an away game v Asteria. Not sure if we can overtake Chuzhou in the league, but will hope to at least hold on to fourth slot for now. If we were to make a real push for promotion, it might be better to fail, as the squad doesn't look like beaing equipped well enough for the higher division. But we will keep a watching brief.

This is definately a feature to provide a squad building challenge. Planning around MPPs is difficult, especially when they begin to age. The fact that a coach has little choice but to retire them to make room for bids should itself stimulte some sales. Surely a small amount .......................

Brian Beerman - May 29th 2018 15:40

I don't see how a change to the status quo improves the game. I think it's another piece that we must account for when team building, so it adds to the game. If it's not been much of a problem the last few years, I don't see that it needs to be altered now.

James White - May 27th 2018 1:02

forgot to say Thanks to all who have replied !!

James White - May 27th 2018 1:00

quote "If you can just downgrade at any time it means you can effectiveley ignore the 5 cap rule."

If you have to downgrade I don't see how this means your ignoring the rule as you have to act to counter it.

Other arguments seem to be it stops you obtaining .......................

Mike Parnaby - May 25th 2018 13:27

I actually like the rule to be honest. Sort of a leveller rule that allows teams to be more or less equal in terms of ability to get these players as teams to 4-5 MP players might be put off from bidding. Alternatively, there may be more MP players on the transfer list to create room in squads.......................

The Manager is an Online, Multiplayer Football Management Game. It's a community of leagues and managers, just like you, putting their football management talent to the test against other likeminded individuals.

How Much Does It Cost?

The Manager is FREE to play and needs no software installed on your PC. You can play the game using an internet browser (Chrome and Firefox preferred) to enter lineups, propose transfer offers and enter auction bids to buy players online.

How Are The Games Run?

A custom simulator, inspired by the classic Olmec match simulator (by Allan Sellers), is used to process all the matches in the Manager. It creates an abundance statistics and information to help a manager decide what his teams best formation may be, or best team tactic to use. In The Manager the 'behind the scenes' calculations are upfront for you to study along side the statistics to help you make your next move.

When Do The Games Run?

Matches take place on a Friday and Saturday evening with the occasional Tuesday match to fill the midweek with excitement. The Manager endeavours to operate two full seasons per calendar year with only a short wait between each season.

The Manager Cup

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Do I Need To Install Any Software?

Absolultey Not! The Manager is a completely online experience. Everything from bidding in auctions, submitting lineups, match reporting, journalling and blogging is all carried out through the games website interface. This also allows you to manage your team on the move through the use of a smart device or tablet. While there is no mobile application to play the game, the website operates on mobile devices.

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Coaches who sign up will be added to the waiting list and we will start looking for a team for you. League schedules run concurrently and while openings may appear throughout the season it is more likely to receive resignations from coaches during the offseason. When you sign up interest we ask for a few details, but do ask you to give us a valid e-mail address so we are able to make contact with you about available teams. (We do not share your e-mail address with anyone outside of The Manager).

The Manager started with in 2001 with just 8 teams. Every couple of season it grew slowly into the game it today. In 2015 the league saw it's first complete league expansion. At this time The Manager was renamed to Origin.

EVOLUTION

Since June 2015

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